Small claims court offers individuals and small businesses a straightforward way to collect on owed debts or other small instances that are financially affecting them. From bad checks to unpaid bills, there are a variety of situations that can escalate to small claims court. Presenting evidence allows you to prove your case. After taking someone …
Below is an interesting case that crossed my desk. It appears, from reading the complaint, that the consumer was behind on their payments. While the lender could enforce their legal rights under the law and contract, it appears sub-agents of the lender may have just taken this repossession a few steps too far when they …
by Paul Alan Levy Pursuant to the settlement in Smith v Garcia and Chief Judge Smith's ensuing order in that case, counsel for Richart Ruddie arranged to have a motion filed in the names of Bradley Smith and his debt relief company, Rescue One Financial LLC, asking a state court judge in Baltimore Maryland to …
Copy of Federal Trade Commission lawsuit filed against DeVry Education Group, DeVry University, and Devry/New York on January 27, 2016.
Lawsuit filed by insider against ITT Technical Institute that is referenced in this article.
Today I received the following demand from a law firm that says it represents Howard Law, another law firm. I’m not sure why Howard Law wouldn’t just contact me directly to clear up any confusion or answer questions instead of sending me a cease and desist letter. I contacted Howard Law by email previously but …
by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, and Chris Arnold, NPR, Sep. 15, 2014, 5 a.m. This story was co-published with NPR. Back in 2009, Kevin Evans was one of millions of Americans blindsided by the recession. His 25-year career selling office furniture collapsed. He shed the nice home he could no longer afford, but not a $7,000 …
A friend asked me recently what really happens to people who are being sued over a defaulted federal student loan that was referred to the Department of Justice by the Department of Education. So I had to do what I typically do with these types of questions and spent hours and hours pouring over lawsuits …
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris yesterday filed an enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Chase) alleging that the bank engaged in fraudulent and unlawful debt-collection practices against tens of thousands of Californians. The suit alleges that Chase engaged in widespread, illegal robo-signing, among other unlawful practices, to commit debt-collection abuses against approximately 100,000 California …
Help! I Found a Judgment on My Credit Report (via Credit.com)It’s scary enough to owe money you can’t pay back, but what may be even worse is finding out that you have already been sued for a debt, but didn’t even know it. Mark wrote on the Credit.com blog: I received a letter stating there was a judgment against me from 9-13-2006 and they’re trying…